MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (6th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 94 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	115% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (36%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7976
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) (all builds)
Memory	25.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151217
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 27 '23 at 04:57
Run Duration	219 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	36%

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PC Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 2.85 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	73.8% Very good	Memory 81.6 1-Core 111 2-Core 75.1 61% 89.2 Pts	4-Core 435 8-Core 114 44% 275 Pts	64-Core 383 24% 383 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Gigabyte(1458 404C) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 532.03 Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	115% Outstanding	Lighting 142 Reflection 173 Parallax 186 116% 167 fps	MRender 195 Gravity 146 Splatting 131 125% 157 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 158%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HyperX Savage 240GB-$120 39,518 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 132GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM00.r Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 388 Write 476 Mixed 305 87% 390 MB/s	4K Read 27.9 4K Write 69.8 4K Mixed 28.1 115% 41.9 MB/s	DQ Read 133 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 67.8 98% 176 MB/s
Poor: 59% Great: 111%
HyperX Savage 240GB-$120 39,518 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 98GB free Firmware: SAFM00.U Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 484 Write 490 Mixed 314 96% 429 MB/s	4K Read 27.9 4K Write 69.1 4K Mixed 31.8 120% 42.9 MB/s	DQ Read 153 DQ Write 232 DQ Mixed 68.6 87% 151 MB/s
Poor: 59% Great: 111%
Lexar NM620 2TB 1,474 User benchmarks, average bench 293% 2TB free Firmware: 9846 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 1,437 Write 1,266 Mixed 1,313 299% 1,339 MB/s	4K Read 39 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 25.3 146% 56 MB/s	DQ Read 152 DQ Write 135 DQ Mixed 114 93% 134 MB/s
Poor: 188% Great: 386%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 503GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 1,060 Write 9.7 Mixed 14.5 259% 361 MB/s	4K Read 91.7 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 2 4,060% 31.5 MB/s
Poor: 60% Great: 112%
WD 20EADS External 2TB 284 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 735GB free, PID 1003 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 37.9 Write 32.6 Mixed 12.4 32% 27.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.2 16% 0.3 MB/s
Poor: 10% Great: 20%
Kingston DataTraveler Elite USB 3.0 32GB 61 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 4GB free, PID 168c Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 67.3 Write 19.6 Mixed 13.2 32% 33.4 MB/s	4K Read 20 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 1.5 125% 7.17 MB/s
Poor: 12% Great: 26%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$68 86,372 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	58.4% Above average	MC Read 19.9 MC Write 21.8 MC Mixed 18.1 57% 19.9 GB/s	SC Read 14.2 SC Write 25.4 SC Mixed 21 58% 20.2 GB/s	Latency 77.7 52% 77.7 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 111%

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Gaming 86%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 72%

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Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) - $180

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1,671x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	321x
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	168x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	364x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	360x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	151x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	184x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	124x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	82x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	124x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	83x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	62x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $912

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16